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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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