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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
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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