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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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