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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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