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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
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 massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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