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
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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