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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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