MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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