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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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