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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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