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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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