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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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