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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
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.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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