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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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