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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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