MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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