MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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