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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies 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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