MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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