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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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