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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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