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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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