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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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