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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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