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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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