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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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