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
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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