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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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