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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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