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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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