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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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