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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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