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 Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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