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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 many
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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