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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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