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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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