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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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