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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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