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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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 open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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