MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in 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.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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