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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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