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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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