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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also describes 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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