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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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