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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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