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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also considers the
key 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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