MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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