MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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