MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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