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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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