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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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