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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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