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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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