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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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