MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews 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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