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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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