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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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