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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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