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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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