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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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