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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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