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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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