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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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