MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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