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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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