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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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