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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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