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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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