MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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