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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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