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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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