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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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