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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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