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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
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 massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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