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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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