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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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