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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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