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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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