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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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