MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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