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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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