MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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