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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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