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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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