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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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