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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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