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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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