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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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