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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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