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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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