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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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