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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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