MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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