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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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