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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
