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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews 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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