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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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