MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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