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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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