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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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