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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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