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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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