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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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