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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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