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
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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