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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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