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
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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