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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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