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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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