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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
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
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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