MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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