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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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