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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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