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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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