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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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