MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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