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 is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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