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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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