MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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