MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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