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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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