MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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