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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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