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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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