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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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