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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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