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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily 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 quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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