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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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