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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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