MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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