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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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