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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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