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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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