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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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