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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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