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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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