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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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