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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
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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