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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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