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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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