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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are considering
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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