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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
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
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also deals with the
most important 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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