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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major 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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