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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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