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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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