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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|