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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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