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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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