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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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