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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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