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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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