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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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