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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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