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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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