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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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