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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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