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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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