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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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