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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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