MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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