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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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