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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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