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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly 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 numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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