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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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