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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning enable
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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