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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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