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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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