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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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