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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
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 several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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