MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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