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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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