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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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