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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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