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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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