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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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