MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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