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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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