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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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