MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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