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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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