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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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