MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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