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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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