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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major 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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