MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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