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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners 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
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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