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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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