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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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