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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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