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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of 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.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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