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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany 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 stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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