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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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