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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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