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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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