MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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