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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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