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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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