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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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