MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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