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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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