MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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