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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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