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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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