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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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