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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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