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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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