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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|