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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Romania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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