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
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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