MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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