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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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