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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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