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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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