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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly 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 many
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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