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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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