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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
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
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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