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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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