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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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