MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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