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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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