MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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