MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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