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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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