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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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