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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
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
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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