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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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