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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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