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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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