MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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