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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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