MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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