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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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