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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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