MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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