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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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