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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these MOOCs?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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