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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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