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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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