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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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