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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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