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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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