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
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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