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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Libya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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