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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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