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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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