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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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