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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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