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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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