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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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