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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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