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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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