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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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