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
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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