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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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