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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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