MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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