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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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