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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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