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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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