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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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