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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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