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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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