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 Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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