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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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