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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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