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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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