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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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