MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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