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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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