MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online education make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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