MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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