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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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