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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
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 massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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