MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|