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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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