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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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