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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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