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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively 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 online education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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