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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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