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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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