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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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