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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key 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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