MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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