MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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