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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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