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 is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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