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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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