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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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