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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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