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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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