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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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