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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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