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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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