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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses 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.
MOOC classes are
normally 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
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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