MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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