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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
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
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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