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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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