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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
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.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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