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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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