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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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