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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
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.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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