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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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