MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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