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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
typically 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 lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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