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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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