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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|