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
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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