MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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