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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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