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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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