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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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