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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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