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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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