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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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