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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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