MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning enable
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
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 MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses 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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