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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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