MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
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.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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