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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major 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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