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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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