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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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