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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
