MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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