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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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