MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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