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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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