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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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