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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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