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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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