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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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