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
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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