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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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