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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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