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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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