MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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