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 Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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