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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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