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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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