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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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