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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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