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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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