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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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