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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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