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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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