MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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