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 Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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