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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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