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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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