MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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