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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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