MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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