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
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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