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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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