MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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