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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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