MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Togo to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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