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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key 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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