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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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