MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online education enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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