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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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