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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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