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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
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.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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