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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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