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
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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