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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take 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 online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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