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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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