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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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