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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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 online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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