MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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