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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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