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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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