MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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