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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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