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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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