MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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