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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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