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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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