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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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