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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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