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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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