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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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