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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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