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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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