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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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