MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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