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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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