MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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