MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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