MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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