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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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