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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
all over 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 MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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