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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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