MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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