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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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