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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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