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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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