MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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