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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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