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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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