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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|