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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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