MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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