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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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