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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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