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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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