MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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