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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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