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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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