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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Algeria to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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