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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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