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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iran to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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