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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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