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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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