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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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