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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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