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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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