MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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