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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take 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
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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