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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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