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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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