MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
