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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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