MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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