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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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