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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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