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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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