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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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