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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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