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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|