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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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