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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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