MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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