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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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