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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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