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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates 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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