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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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