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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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