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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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