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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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