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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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