MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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