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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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