MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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