MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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