MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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