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 is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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