MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
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
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes 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.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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