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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
free
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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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