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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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