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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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