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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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