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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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