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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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