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
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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