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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
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 open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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