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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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