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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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