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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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 massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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