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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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