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 Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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