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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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