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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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