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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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