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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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