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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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