MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
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
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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