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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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