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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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