MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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