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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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