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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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