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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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