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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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