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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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