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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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