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
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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