MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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