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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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