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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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