MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|