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 exciting 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
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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