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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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