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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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