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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants 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.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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