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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes 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
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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