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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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