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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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