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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
