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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key 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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