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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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