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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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