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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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