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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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