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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
