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
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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