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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes 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 online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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