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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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