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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Panama to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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