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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important 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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