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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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