MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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