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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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