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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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