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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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