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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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