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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning enable
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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