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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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