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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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