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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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