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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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