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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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