MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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